Bio

TRANSACTIONSPlaced on injured reserve with an injured right shoulder by Carolina (11/29/16)...Signed to contract extension by Carolina (6/6/16)...Placed on injured reserve with an injured left foot by Carolina (10/11/12)...Signed to contract extension by Carolina (8/20/11)...Designated as franchise player by Carolina (2/22/11)...Selected by Carolina in the second round (59th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/28/07).

2016Started eight games and was inactive for three games for Carolina before being placed on injured reserve... 123 career starts are the second most by an offensive lineman (167 by Jordan Gross from 2003-13) in team history...Opened holes for Carolina to rank 10th in the NFL in rushing with an average of 113.4 yards per game…Suffered a shoulder injury versus Arizona (10/30) that caused him to be inactive for the next two games...Returned to the lineup versus New Orleans (11/17) but missed the next game after re-injuring his shoulder and was placed on injured reserve (11/29)…Vs. San Francisco (9/18): Blocking efforts helped offense tally 529 total net yards, the third most in team history…Blocking efforts helped Carolina score 46 points, the third-most points in a single game in team history…Vs. Tampa Bay (10/10): Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks.

2015Started 15 games at center for Carolina…Inactive for one game…Helped Carolina set team records with an NFL-leading 500 points and 59 touchdowns and gain a team-record 357 first downs…Opened holes for Carolina to rank second in the NFL with 142.6 rushing yards per game…Contributed to offense that averaged a 31:44 time of possession, the third highest mark in team history…POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Divisional Playoff versus Seattle (1/17), NFC Championship versus Arizona (1/24) and Super Bowl 50 versus Denver (2/7)…HONORS: AP All-Pro First Team; Pro Bowl; PFWA All-NFL; Sporting News All-Pro…Vs. Green Bay (11/8): Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks on 36 pass plays…At New Orleans (12/6): Helped offense set a franchise record with 33 first downs, amass 497 total net yards, tied for the third most in team history, and score six touchdowns, tied for the second most in team history…Victory clinched the NFC South title for the third consecutive season…NFC Championship vs. Arizona (1/24): Blocking efforts helped Carolina score 49 points, the second most points in a conference championship since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970…Contributed to offense that gained 476 total net yards, the second most in a postseason game in team history.

2014Started 16 games at center for Carolina...Only offensive lineman to start all 16 games for unit that featured eight different starting combinations...Anchored offensive line that opened holes for the Panthers to rank seventh in the NFL in rushing, including a league-leading 975 yards over the last five games...POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Wild Card versus Arizona (1/3) and NFC Divisional Playoff at Seattle (1/10)...At Cincinnati (10/12): Contributed to offense that tied a team record with 29 first downs...Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks on 46 passing plays...At New Orleans (12/7): Played in 100th career game for Carolina, becoming the third offensive lineman - along with Jordan Gross and Travelle Wharton - in team history to do so...Helped offense amass 497 yards - the third most in team history...Cleared paths for the Panthers to compile 271 yards rushing - the third highest total in team history...At Atlanta (12/28): Started 100th career game for the Panthers...Became ninth player in team history to achieve the feat.

2013Started 16 games at center for Carolina...Anchored offensive line that opened holes for the Panthers to rush for more than 100 yards in 14 games...Contributed to offense that ranked fourth in the NFL in third-down efficiency, fifth in time of possession, second in drives lasting five-plus minutes and tied for seventh in drives of 10 plays or more...POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Divisional Playoff versus San Francisco (1/12)...HONORS: Started at center in fourth career Pro Bowl...AP All-Pro first team...PFWA All-NFL...PFWA All-NFC...Sporting News All-Pro.

2012Started the first five games at center for Carolina...Suffered a Lisfranc injury to left foot versus Seattle (10/7) and was placed on injured reserve (10/11).

2011Started 16 games at center for Carolina...One of three offensive linemen to start all 16 games, joining Geoff Hangartner and Travelle Wharton...Contributed to offense that ranked seventh in the NFL and set team records with 6,237 net yards and 345 first downs...Part of unit that tied for fifth in the NFL in scoring with 406 points...Helped the Panthers rank third in the NFL in rushing with an average of 150.5 yards per game and exceed 100 yards rushing in a team-record 14 consecutive games...Opened holes for the Panthers to lead the NFL with a team record 5.41 yards per carry and establish a team record with 139 rushing first downs...HONORS: AP All-Pro second team...PRO BOWL: Voted to start at center...Marked third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance after playing as an alternate following the 2009 and 2010 seasons...At Tampa Bay (12/4): Paved way for the Panthers to accumulate 163 rushing yards and a season-high four rushing touchdowns on a season-high 39 attempts...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/24): Cleared lanes for the Panthers to amass 270 rushing yards, equaling the second-highest total in franchise history, on 31 attempts - an average of 8.7 yards per carry - with three touchdowns.

2010Started all 16 games at center for the second consecutive season for Carolina...One of three offensive linemen to start all 16 games, joining Jordan Gross and Geoff Schwartz...Helped the Panthers generate more than 100 yards rushing in eight of the last nine games with a season-high 212 yards versus Atlanta (12/12)...HONORS: Played in the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year...Became the first Panthers offensive lineman to appear in back-to-back Pro Bowls...Joined Gross on the NFC squad to mark the first time Carolina had two offensive lineman in the all-star game.

2009Started all 16 games at center for first time in career...One of three offensive linemen, along with Keydrick Vincent and Travelle Wharton, to start all 16 games...Anchored offensive line that helped Panthers average 156.1 rushing yards per game and set team records with 2,498 rushing yards, 525 rushing attempts and 123 rushing first downs...Cleared lanes for running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart to become the first set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for more than 1,100 yards in the same season...HONORS: Earned Pro Bowl recognition...Became third Panthers offensive lineman to ever appear in Pro Bowl...At Tampa Bay (10/18): Opened holes for the Panthers to set a team record with 16 rushing first downs and gain 267 rushing yards, the third-highest single-game total in team history...At Arizona (11/1): Paved the way for the Panthers to rush for 270 yards, the second-most in team history...At New York Giants (12/27): Created paths for the Panthers to accumulate 247 rushing yards, the fifth-highest single-game total in team history.

2008Started 12 games at center in first season as full-time starter...Inactive at Tampa Bay (10/12), versus New Orleans (10/19), versus Arizona (10/26) and versus Detroit (11/16) with an injured ankle...Key member of offensive line that helped set team records for rushing yards (2,437) and fewest sacks allowed (20)...Opened holes for running backs Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams to rush for a combined eight 100-yard games in the second half of the season...Vs. Kansas City (10/5): Contributed to offense that rushed for 205 yards on 48 attempts...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/8): Opened running lanes for Panthers to set a team single-game rushing record for the second time in four weeks with 299 yards...Williams' 186 yards established an individual single-game mark and Stewart added 115 yards...At New Orleans (12/28): Part of offensive effort that produced a season-high 478 yards, including 234 rushing...NFC Divisional Playoffs Vs. Arizona (1/10): Started at center in his first postseason contest.

2007Played in five games with three starts...Made two starts at right guard and one at center...Did not play in 11 games...At St. Louis (9/9): Started at right guard in place of the suspended Jeremy Bridges in first NFL contest...Became the first Panthers offensive lineman to start in his NFL debut since Jordan Gross in 2003...Part of offensive line that opened running lanes for Panthers ball carriers to rush for a season-high 186 yards on 38 attempts and surrender no sacks of quarterback Jake Delhomme...At Tampa Bay (12/30): Made first career start at center in place of an injured Justin Hartwig...Helped Carolina rush for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 37 attempts.

COLLEGEPlayed in 45 games with 39 starts at center for Southern California...Started final three seasons as the Trojans compiled a 36-3 record...Allowed just four sacks in three years as a starter, including none during final two campaigns...2006 (Sr.): Second-team All-America by The Associated Press...First-team All-Pac 10 selection...Won the Morris Trophy, given to the conference's top offensive lineman...Finalist for the Rimington Trophy, awarded to the nation's top center...Started all 13 games...Helped the Trojans average 391.8 yards of total offense per game....Named Southern California's Most Inspirational Player and was co-recipient of the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year award...2005 (Jr.): First-team All-Pac 10 choice...Started all 13 games...Anchored offense that generated 7,537 yards, an average of 579.8 per game...Recipient of the team's Bob Chandler Award...2004 (So.): Started all 13 games...Contributed to offense that averaged 449.1 yards per game...Part of offensive line that allowed 25 quarterback sacks...Won the team's Courage Award...2003 (Fr.): Saw reserve action in six games at center.

PERSONALAttended Servite HS in Corona, Calif....Majored in sociology at Southern California...Father, Frank played center at Arkansas and Arizona before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1982 and playing for the United States Football League's Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and Houston Gamblers in 1984.

TRANSACTIONSPlaced on injured reserve with an injured right shoulder by Carolina (11/29/16)...Signed to contract extension by Carolina (6/6/16)...Placed on injured reserve with an injured left foot by Carolina (10/11/12)...Signed to contract extension by Carolina (8/20/11)...Designated as franchise player by Carolina (2/22/11)...Selected by Carolina in the second round (59th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/28/07).

2016Started eight games and was inactive for three games for Carolina before being placed on injured reserve... 123 career starts are the second most by an offensive lineman (167 by Jordan Gross from 2003-13) in team history...Opened holes for Carolina to rank 10th in the NFL in rushing with an average of 113.4 yards per game…Suffered a shoulder injury versus Arizona (10/30) that caused him to be inactive for the next two games...Returned to the lineup versus New Orleans (11/17) but missed the next game after re-injuring his shoulder and was placed on injured reserve (11/29)…Vs. San Francisco (9/18): Blocking efforts helped offense tally 529 total net yards, the third most in team history…Blocking efforts helped Carolina score 46 points, the third-most points in a single game in team history…Vs. Tampa Bay (10/10): Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks.

2015Started 15 games at center for Carolina…Inactive for one game…Helped Carolina set team records with an NFL-leading 500 points and 59 touchdowns and gain a team-record 357 first downs…Opened holes for Carolina to rank second in the NFL with 142.6 rushing yards per game…Contributed to offense that averaged a 31:44 time of possession, the third highest mark in team history…POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Divisional Playoff versus Seattle (1/17), NFC Championship versus Arizona (1/24) and Super Bowl 50 versus Denver (2/7)…HONORS: AP All-Pro First Team; Pro Bowl; PFWA All-NFL; Sporting News All-Pro…Vs. Green Bay (11/8): Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks on 36 pass plays…At New Orleans (12/6): Helped offense set a franchise record with 33 first downs, amass 497 total net yards, tied for the third most in team history, and score six touchdowns, tied for the second most in team history…Victory clinched the NFC South title for the third consecutive season…NFC Championship vs. Arizona (1/24): Blocking efforts helped Carolina score 49 points, the second most points in a conference championship since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970…Contributed to offense that gained 476 total net yards, the second most in a postseason game in team history.

2014Started 16 games at center for Carolina...Only offensive lineman to start all 16 games for unit that featured eight different starting combinations...Anchored offensive line that opened holes for the Panthers to rank seventh in the NFL in rushing, including a league-leading 975 yards over the last five games...POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Wild Card versus Arizona (1/3) and NFC Divisional Playoff at Seattle (1/10)...At Cincinnati (10/12): Contributed to offense that tied a team record with 29 first downs...Provided protection for unit that allowed no sacks on 46 passing plays...At New Orleans (12/7): Played in 100th career game for Carolina, becoming the third offensive lineman - along with Jordan Gross and Travelle Wharton - in team history to do so...Helped offense amass 497 yards - the third most in team history...Cleared paths for the Panthers to compile 271 yards rushing - the third highest total in team history...At Atlanta (12/28): Started 100th career game for the Panthers...Became ninth player in team history to achieve the feat.

2013Started 16 games at center for Carolina...Anchored offensive line that opened holes for the Panthers to rush for more than 100 yards in 14 games...Contributed to offense that ranked fourth in the NFL in third-down efficiency, fifth in time of possession, second in drives lasting five-plus minutes and tied for seventh in drives of 10 plays or more...POSTSEASON: Started at center in NFC Divisional Playoff versus San Francisco (1/12)...HONORS: Started at center in fourth career Pro Bowl...AP All-Pro first team...PFWA All-NFL...PFWA All-NFC...Sporting News All-Pro.

2012Started the first five games at center for Carolina...Suffered a Lisfranc injury to left foot versus Seattle (10/7) and was placed on injured reserve (10/11).

2011Started 16 games at center for Carolina...One of three offensive linemen to start all 16 games, joining Geoff Hangartner and Travelle Wharton...Contributed to offense that ranked seventh in the NFL and set team records with 6,237 net yards and 345 first downs...Part of unit that tied for fifth in the NFL in scoring with 406 points...Helped the Panthers rank third in the NFL in rushing with an average of 150.5 yards per game and exceed 100 yards rushing in a team-record 14 consecutive games...Opened holes for the Panthers to lead the NFL with a team record 5.41 yards per carry and establish a team record with 139 rushing first downs...HONORS: AP All-Pro second team...PRO BOWL: Voted to start at center...Marked third consecutive Pro Bowl appearance after playing as an alternate following the 2009 and 2010 seasons...At Tampa Bay (12/4): Paved way for the Panthers to accumulate 163 rushing yards and a season-high four rushing touchdowns on a season-high 39 attempts...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/24): Cleared lanes for the Panthers to amass 270 rushing yards, equaling the second-highest total in franchise history, on 31 attempts - an average of 8.7 yards per carry - with three touchdowns.

2010Started all 16 games at center for the second consecutive season for Carolina...One of three offensive linemen to start all 16 games, joining Jordan Gross and Geoff Schwartz...Helped the Panthers generate more than 100 yards rushing in eight of the last nine games with a season-high 212 yards versus Atlanta (12/12)...HONORS: Played in the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year...Became the first Panthers offensive lineman to appear in back-to-back Pro Bowls...Joined Gross on the NFC squad to mark the first time Carolina had two offensive lineman in the all-star game.

2009Started all 16 games at center for first time in career...One of three offensive linemen, along with Keydrick Vincent and Travelle Wharton, to start all 16 games...Anchored offensive line that helped Panthers average 156.1 rushing yards per game and set team records with 2,498 rushing yards, 525 rushing attempts and 123 rushing first downs...Cleared lanes for running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart to become the first set of teammates in NFL history to each rush for more than 1,100 yards in the same season...HONORS: Earned Pro Bowl recognition...Became third Panthers offensive lineman to ever appear in Pro Bowl...At Tampa Bay (10/18): Opened holes for the Panthers to set a team record with 16 rushing first downs and gain 267 rushing yards, the third-highest single-game total in team history...At Arizona (11/1): Paved the way for the Panthers to rush for 270 yards, the second-most in team history...At New York Giants (12/27): Created paths for the Panthers to accumulate 247 rushing yards, the fifth-highest single-game total in team history.

2008Started 12 games at center in first season as full-time starter...Inactive at Tampa Bay (10/12), versus New Orleans (10/19), versus Arizona (10/26) and versus Detroit (11/16) with an injured ankle...Key member of offensive line that helped set team records for rushing yards (2,437) and fewest sacks allowed (20)...Opened holes for running backs Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams to rush for a combined eight 100-yard games in the second half of the season...Vs. Kansas City (10/5): Contributed to offense that rushed for 205 yards on 48 attempts...Vs. Tampa Bay (12/8): Opened running lanes for Panthers to set a team single-game rushing record for the second time in four weeks with 299 yards...Williams' 186 yards established an individual single-game mark and Stewart added 115 yards...At New Orleans (12/28): Part of offensive effort that produced a season-high 478 yards, including 234 rushing...NFC Divisional Playoffs Vs. Arizona (1/10): Started at center in his first postseason contest.

2007Played in five games with three starts...Made two starts at right guard and one at center...Did not play in 11 games...At St. Louis (9/9): Started at right guard in place of the suspended Jeremy Bridges in first NFL contest...Became the first Panthers offensive lineman to start in his NFL debut since Jordan Gross in 2003...Part of offensive line that opened running lanes for Panthers ball carriers to rush for a season-high 186 yards on 38 attempts and surrender no sacks of quarterback Jake Delhomme...At Tampa Bay (12/30): Made first career start at center in place of an injured Justin Hartwig...Helped Carolina rush for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 37 attempts.

COLLEGEPlayed in 45 games with 39 starts at center for Southern California...Started final three seasons as the Trojans compiled a 36-3 record...Allowed just four sacks in three years as a starter, including none during final two campaigns...2006 (Sr.): Second-team All-America by The Associated Press...First-team All-Pac 10 selection...Won the Morris Trophy, given to the conference's top offensive lineman...Finalist for the Rimington Trophy, awarded to the nation's top center...Started all 13 games...Helped the Trojans average 391.8 yards of total offense per game....Named Southern California's Most Inspirational Player and was co-recipient of the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year award...2005 (Jr.): First-team All-Pac 10 choice...Started all 13 games...Anchored offense that generated 7,537 yards, an average of 579.8 per game...Recipient of the team's Bob Chandler Award...2004 (So.): Started all 13 games...Contributed to offense that averaged 449.1 yards per game...Part of offensive line that allowed 25 quarterback sacks...Won the team's Courage Award...2003 (Fr.): Saw reserve action in six games at center.

PERSONALAttended Servite HS in Corona, Calif....Majored in sociology at Southern California...Father, Frank played center at Arkansas and Arizona before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1982 and playing for the United States Football League's Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and Houston Gamblers in 1984.